The Thunder Sydney Dough Usman Khawaja was abandoned loudly by the controversial dismissal paved the way for their elimination from the big Burni League final in the hands of the Adelaide striker on Sunday.
The stylish left hander was given captured by Fawad Ahmed in a short third man even though he reappeared that seemed to show the ball touching the grass when the diving fielder took it on the land of Cricket Melbourne.
The decision on the field came out and the third referee refused to cancel it.
His dismissal for 23 opened the door for Adelaide, who then won with six runs and advanced to the final elimination against Sydney Sixers at Ground Cricket Sydney on Wednesday.
The winner of the match will play the Perth Scorcher in the final of the Twenty20 domestic competition in Melbourne on Friday.
“At the end of the day, the soft signal consumes my fees,” Khawaja said.
“I have never been a big fan of soft signals.
When they give it in the field, it makes it difficult to reverse.” I just said (for) the referee in the field, “I don’t believe the blade grass doesn’t touch the ball there.” “It looked like a 100% grass knife.
They did not really give me a direct answer.
“Khawaja, returned to a brief spell in domestic cricket after recently scored a century in the second inning for Australia in the fourth ash test against England, said he did not accuse Ahmed from dishonesty in claiming the arrest “As a Fielder I know you 100% don’t always know (if the ball has bounced),” Khawaja said.
“I didn’t question Fawad at all.
I just thought it bounced.
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